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Author Fitting OMP rear strut brace
CorsaSi
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Registered: 2nd Aug 05
Location: warri Drives : 300bhp ep82
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29th Jan 08 at 19:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have one of these and cant figure out how to fit it, i know the correct way to put in on so hollow is at the top but how do you stop the suspension from turning while you tighten the nut as cant figure out how the hell do manage this..

anyone thats done it any idea's?
marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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29th Jan 08 at 20:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
swan neck spanner and a normal spanner or molegrips, or air gun
Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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29th Jan 08 at 20:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
jack the car up, then try it
scottyp1989
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Registered: 29th Jul 07
Location: Warley, West Midlands
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29th Jan 08 at 23:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
jack car up a bit a put molegrips on the piston. this is how i had to do both my cars
DYL
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Registered: 19th May 06
Location: CAERNARFON
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30th Jan 08 at 09:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i had this problem last week....i used an air gun in the end...much easier
CorsaSi
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30th Jan 08 at 14:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
in the end it was the air gun to do the job..

thanks for help guys
DYL
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30th Jan 08 at 14:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
let me know if the handling has improved
CorsaSi
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Location: warri Drives : 300bhp ep82
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30th Jan 08 at 14:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
well i will let you know now as i went for a drive in it, i couldnt fully say about handling but bodyroll at the back has decreased, less sliding on corners but i got ust to sliding it around corners so will take some getting to grips with, but deffinatly worth it, just need to get front strut now =)
DYL
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30th Jan 08 at 14:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i didnt feel it made much difference to mine at first...but it was when the back was lowered and the fron not....its now down 40mm and it handles superb

 
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